Odd-inary People (Ripley's Believe It Or Not) [Paperback]

Mary Packard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2002 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Book 3)

Ripley's Believe It or Not!-authority on the strange and unusual-and Scholastic present thethird of four incredible collections of the world's weirdest, wackiest facts. Believe it!

Have you heard....
...about the man who gets bitten by snakes to make snake serum?
..about the boy who went to the doctor only to find a tooth growing in his foot?
...about the 14-year-old girl who can tow her entire high school football team in a truck?
...about the professor who trains frogs to lift weights?

Sometimes people do the strangest things!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439314585
• ISBN-13: 978-0439314589
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,538,769 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining for kids, August 13, 2003

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shacary "Shacary" (Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Odd-inary People (Ripley's Believe It Or Not) (Paperback)

I was disappointed in this book. its a small book, with cartoon like drawings and a few color photos in the center of the book. I truly didnt know it was written for kids[ comes with a couple of funtime quizes]. Its not a horrible book, just not great for an adult.

5.0 out of 5 stars A good Introduction to Ripley's Believe It or Not!, August 1, 2011

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This review is from: Odd-inary People (Ripley's Believe It Or Not) (Paperback)

This book should be evaluated on what it is. It is a small ,more of a booklet than a book.It is published by Scholastic,and is only 86 pages.It is intended for "Youth" readers,and meant to give young readers an idea of what Ripley's is all about.It is almost all B&W and printed on newspaper quality paper.The examples are all short, but typical of what is found in the daily Ripley's cartoon found in some newspapers and on the "net"
There is one difference in that it has quite a few "Brainbusters" .In these you are presented with 4 unbelievably strange statements.In each, only one is false.You are challenged to find the false one.Personally,I did not care for or enjoy these brainbusters,besides too many of them were included.Many years ago,Ripley's published a game based on this same concept.
Ripley's has been publishing Believe It or Not! since 1933 and has,and still does, publish many fine books.
There are many wonderful Ripley Museums around the country,and they are excellent.
So take this book for what it is,nothing more than an introduction.

3.0 out of 5 stars TOO SMALL!!!, December 10, 2010

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This review is from: Odd-inary People (Ripley's Believe It Or Not) (Paperback)

I got the book and it was smaller then I expected. I mean I thought it would of been the size of a "normal" book, but it wasnt. However, the book is very good and fun for kids! I got it for a Christmas present and I hope he'll be happy with it. What I mean is you know how kids like "big" things, this is just really small. Im sure he will like the facts :)O yea and its not in color. Only the bonus pages are color and thats only 6 pages